| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |